Picasso (band)


Picasso is a three-member Japanese rock band that debuted in 1984. Their biggest hit in the 1980s was "Cinema", the closing theme song for anime television series Maison Ikkoku.
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Background

The band's first single was "Honki! Tricky Lady" in 1984. In 1986, their experimental sound gained them wide popularity among anime fans with their hits "Cinema" and "Fantasy+, both theme songs for the anime television series Maison Ikkoku. After not releasing anything since 1995, the band signed with Metronom Records in 2000 in order to produce and handle new talent.

Band members

Tetsuya Tsujihata. Leader, vocals, guitar. Born on February 29, 1956, in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. A graduate of Keio University.Junji Azuma. Bass guitar. Born on December 1, 1956, in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. A graduate of Tokai University.Hideharu Mori. Keyboards. Born on February 26, 1958, in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. His older brother is the lyricist Yukinojō Mori.

Discography

Listed chronologically.

Singles

Titles listed as: title.
  • Honki! Tricky Lady
  • Tide
  • Cinema
  • Fantasy
  • Sayonara no Dessan
  • Begin the Night
  • On the Road
  • Taiyō dake ga Shitteita
  • Shout
  • Cinema '90
  • Tsukiyo ni Dance
  • Boku no Hitomi no March
  • A Piece of Love
  • My Back Page
  • Ashita no Kaze
  • Breakfast Newspaper
  • Parade: Breakfast Newspaper 2


Albums

  • Picasso
  • Diamond no Tsuki
  • Cinema
  • Photograph
  • Marmalade Kids
  • 12-iro no Hammer
  • Seize
  • Vertigo
  • Early Best '84-'86
  • Champion no Nostalgie
  • Shopping List
  • Shopping List 2
  • Warau Rakuda
  • Warau Rakuda
  • Garam Masala
  • Hammer Makers
  • Present for Lovers
  • Spice